Eat them before they eat everything
A growing number of conservationists are advocating the consumption of invasive species in an effort to fend off environmental destruction, but are American eaters ready to order up roasted water rat and a side of kudzu vine?

Chefs with Issues: Food for the heart
Chef Michael Anthony received the James Beard Award for Best Chef NYC in 2012, but he almost didn't live to see that day. He shared this meditation on hospitality and gratitude.

Why your grandma swipes sugar packets
Whether it’s your best friend, grandma, crazy uncle or maybe even yourself doing the lifting, evidence of petty restaurant pilfering can be found in drawers and car glove boxes across the nation – each with their own little cache of restaurant and sugar caddy bounty. Here's why people feel so darned entitled to swipe them.

Clarified – Is foie gras fair game or foul play?
The practice of force-feeding waterfowl to create a fatty delicacy was the subject of much controversy this year - and a highly controversial ban in California. Our associate editor took an in-depth and unflinching look at the controversial method.

Clarified – What are gestation crates?
The term "gestation crates" has been trotted out across news media and social networks over the course of the last few months as major corporations declared plans to phase out their use, but what exactly are they and why is their use so controversial?

This is the year you garden
This year, you'll grow your own food. Not all of it and probably not even most or much of it. But you'll grow some, and that's going to change your life.